RuneQuest 6th Ed

Bueno, pues ya lo comparto... la ultima de las ediciones de este juego ya con categoria mitica y epica, la ultima encarnacion del RuneQuest, que nos ofrecen desde The Design Mechanism. La verdad es que es casi calcado al Legend de Mongoose, quitando y añadiendo cosas, como el Misticismo como sistema de magia. Tengo que leerlo con calma -estoy en ello- y comparando con el Legend, haciendo alguna partidilla, a ver con cual juego a partir de ahora... aunque por ahora me decanto mas por el Legend.

Y ya cuando pueda, intentare subir las anteriores ediciones, por eso de poder disfrutar de todas ;)

[EL] Fire and Ice

Venga, hoy estoy en plan retro y hay que recordar las antiguas peliculas de culto que disfrute en mi niñez -si, en aquella epoca en la que Dios creo a los Dinosaurios para putear a los arqueologos. Y para pelicula de culto internacional tenemos Fire and Ice, o como yo la conoci, Tygra: Hielo y Fuego. Y es que el que no haya disfrutado de esta peli, no merece llamarse friki :P

Bueno, la pelicula en su momento fue un fiasco, pero el tiempo siempre pone las cosas en su sitio, la gente no estaba preparada para encontrar este tipo de animacion, que utilizaba la tecnica del rotoscopio -antepasado remoto de las modernas tecnicas de captura de movimientos utilizada en Avatar o el Señor de los Anillos-, y menos este tipo de historia -mucha gente todavia piensa, como en aquella epoca, que la animacion es para los niños, no se pueden imaginar cine de adultos en ese formato-, que basa sus personajes en trabajos de Bakshi y Frazetta, y con guion de Gerry Conway y Roy Thomas, creadores de las historias de Conan para la Marvel.

Y os pongo un poco en situacion, claro: Una edad de hielo amenaza al planeta y la humanidad se ha refugiado en los volcanes para enfrentarse al despiadado frio. Pero los glaciares que avanzan no son un fenomeno natural. Son el arma y la casa de Nekron, el Señor del Hielo, y de sus infrahumanos. Son enemigos del buen Rey Jarol, que vive en las tierras calidas de los volcanes, en la fortaleza Fire Keep. Ahora, mete aqui una princesa, un guerrero, y una misteriosa figura con una venganza que cumplir... e imagina el resultado ;)
Pd. Por cierto, no me acuerdo donde lei que Robert Rodriguez queria realizar un remake de esta pelicula, si alguien puede ampliar ese dato, se lo agradeceria ;)

Fire and Ice (torrent) + subtitulos Long ago, at the end of the last great Ice Age, there arose in the North a powerful queen. Her name was Juliana, and her ambition was to extend her realm to all the regions of the known world. To this end, she gathered an army. And she bore a son, and named him Rekron...

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[NL] A History of Fashion and Costume

A History of Fashion and Costume es una coleccion de ocho titulos que examina el desarrollo de la indumentaria y de la moda a traves del tiempo, de los habitantes de las cavernas de la antiguedad hasta las modas mas estrafalarias de la actualidad, con datos de la historia social que dio origen a las mismas, describiendo los diversos estilos, los procesos de cambio y las tendencias en el uso de la ropa.

Cada titulo describe las modas, estilos y diseños de la epoca, asi como los materiales utilizados, asi como de las joyas, peinados y maquillaje, sombreros y calzado que las acompañaba.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 1: The Ancient World Most early civilizations were led by a strong ruler who dressed in a dramatic way to display his riches and power. Warriors used weapons and armor to defend their lands, and both men and women used natural fibers and animal skins and adorned themselves with body paint, jewelry, and ornaments. Once a society became reasonably settled and prospered, traders exchanged goods for precious items used to create fine jewelry and costumes. The Ancient World traces the history of costume from the last Ice Age, when people first started wearing clothes, to the collapse of the Roman Empire in the late 5th century CE. Divided into chapters by region, it outlines the early history of costume from prehistoric times to the emergence of the first cities, and surveys the succession of civilizations that arose in the Middle East. Specific chapters cover ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as the cultures of India, eastern Asia, and the Pacific region. The final chapter covers the rich civilizations of the Americas. Specific coverage includes the hair and make-up worn in ancient Egypt, the woven fabrics of Greece, Roman baths, silk making in ancient China, and textiles in South America.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 2: The Medieval World In the period between 500 and 1500 CE, dress and textiles varied greatly from one part of the world to another, from one region to another, even from one village to another. In many parts of the world, costume was regulated by law or decree. In the medieval period, fashion varied from the practical and threadbare to the rich and luxurious—with little in between. Specific coverage includes the rise of technology and trade, church and state, lords and ladies, working people, keeping warm, dressing for war, courtly fashion, freemen and merchants, palaces and popes, armor and heraldry, imperial China, and a brief look at other societies of the time.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 3: Elizabethan England Queen Elizabeth had an enormous influence on fashion as a larger-than-life monarch who cultivated her own image with great care and guile. Under Elizabeth, England enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity. Traders and explorers ranged further abroad than ever before, bringing back luxury goods that were purchased by the wealthy. Clothing was the most obvious way of displaying newfound wealth and declaring one's place in the world and so, as reflected in portraiture of the period, fashion was dictated by the upper classes and copied by the various social classes as befit their means. Coverage includes the royal wardrobe, fashion and politics, colors and fabrics, embroidery and padding, collars and ruffs, the rise of the fashion industry, the new middle class, ecclesiastical wear, trades and professions, and the symbolic use of fashion accessories.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 4: Early America Early America covers the regions of South America, Central America, and North America, from the days of the earliest indigenous peoples until the arrival and settlement of colonies through the late 1700s. Beginning with the history of weaving in the Andes and the evolution of textiles, this highly illustrated guide discusses everything from ordinary Inca, Mayan, and Aztec clothing and ceremonial wear to early Native American tribes in North America to British and French colonial styles and their influence in the New World. Coverage includes pilgrim garb, Quaker style, homespun fabric, Dutch Colonial costume, knickerbockers, native dress of African slaves, the cotton industry, the introduction of Spanish and Portuguese colonial costume, and the military uniforms of the French, British, and Revolutionary armies.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 5: The Eighteenth Century This volume in the new A History of Fashion and Costume set looks at the mainstream fashions among the nobility and upper classes in Europe and America. In the 18th century women's fashions became shorter and narrower, with the influence of the French and the availability of color printing on fabrics and new uses of chemical dyes. The Empire line and Classical influence are apparent in women's dress, while men's clothes gave way to the breeches and waistcoat that survived through the century. Influenced by the Romantic views of childhood popular at the time, children's styles changed from being miniature versions of adult fashion to more serviceable and suitable clothes for an active life. An examination of fashions elsewhere in the world covers India, the Middle East and Africa, Central Asia, and South America. Functional fashion includes costumes for sea faring and traveling, pioneer clothing, the rural country folk, and undergarments both in the United States and abroad. Fashion accessories such as wigs, hats, headgear, shoes, and boots are also covered.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 6: The Victorian Age The Victorian Age, named for the British Queen Victoria, was a time of unprecedented social change. Clothing went through great transformations as well—new inventions like the sewing machine, paper patterns, and synthetic dyes allowed for mass production of inexpensive clothing, and the rise of the department store, the fashion press, and the catalog allowed people living in London or San Francisco to buy the latest Paris fashions. Spanning the years from 1837 to 1901, The Victorian Age examines fashion during this era, when social position could be determined by a person’s dress. Specific coverage includes the rising popularity of facial hair, the crinoline, the industrialization of fabric production, beaver hats and whalebone corsets, the invention of colors such as mauve and magenta, the recycling of clothes, Little Lord Fauntleroy suits, mourning dress, military clothing, and New York High Society.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 7: The Nineteenth Century The Nineteenth Century provides a concise account of the wide variety of costume and fashion created during this period. Spanning the backwoodsmen of Tennessee to the Southern Belles of the Deep South, this volume covers a broad spectrum of material. Chapters profile new frontiers in the Americas, 19th-century Canada, the first peoples, French and Anglo trappers and fishermen, the Canadian Pacific railroad workers, and the whaling industry of New England, as well as farmers, cowboys, ranchers, and buffalo hunters. A section on the Far West looks at Native Americans of the Northwest, California, the Great Basin and plateau states, as well as the Mormons and Forty-niners. Latin American coverage includes the Gauchos of Argentina, the Portuguese, Creole and African populations, as well as the military and freedom fighters. Coverage devoted to nations and costumes of mainland Europe looks at France and the Napoleonic style, the royal courts of Spain and Portugal, the Italians and Greeks, and the fashions of Russia, Poland, and Germany.

A History of Fashion and Costume Vol 8: The Twentieth Century The 20th century saw the most rapid and revolutionary changes in the world of fashion to date as mass production techniques were introduced and the prevalence of home-sewn clothing declined. Fashions for men, women, and children became far less restrictive—in part due to people's changing attitudes and the liberation of women from the traditional roles of homemaker and housewife. The global reach of English as the language of commerce and popular culture particularly aided the spread of Western styles, and as fashion underwent globalization, the appearance of national costumes and traditional dress declined. Coverage includes women at work, country life, children's clothes, reshaping the body, knits and tweeds, accessories, nylon and elastic, 1950s fabrics, art to wear, retro styles, working out, high performance fabrics, and unisex fashions.

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[NL] Jedi vs Sith

La Fuerza es un campo de energia metafísico y omnipresente formado por las cosas que existen, que impregna el universo y todo lo que hay en él, es la fuerza del universo y lo que mantiene unida la galaxia. Aunque La Fuerza fluye a traves de todo ser vivo, sólo puede ser utilizada por un pequeño porcentaje de seres vivos descritos como sensibles a la Fuerza, siendo capaces de aprovecharla para efectuar actos de gran destreza y agilidad así como controlar y moldear el mundo a su alrededor. Esta sensibilidad a la Fuerza es atribuida a diferentes causas por unas opiniones u otras.

La Fuerza tiene dos lados principales de verse y usarse, el Lado Luminoso -la idiologia Jedi- y el Lado Oscuro -la idiologia Sith-, y sus enseñanzas estan registradas en los siguientes libros:

The Jedi Path A Manual for Students of the Force With the push of a button, the doors of the vault open in a wash of light and Star Wars sound effects. The inner platform rises, revealing this exclusive edition of The Jedi Path. This ancient training manual, crafted by early Jedi Masters, has educated and enlightened generations of Jedi. It explains the history and hierarchy of the Jedi Order, and what Jedi must know to take their place as defenders of the peace in the galaxy—from mastery of the Force to the nuances of lightsaber combat. Passed down from Master to Padawan, the pages of this venerable text have been annotated by those who have held it, studied it, and lived its secrets. From Yoda and Luke Skywalker to Count Dooku and Darth Sidious, they have shaped the content of the book by leaving mementos tucked within the pages, tearing out pages, and adding their personal experiences as tangible reminders of the lessons they've learned. Through wars and rebellion, only a single copy of this manual has survived. It is now passed on to you. The ancient Masters who wrote the text: Fae Coven, Grand Master and head of the Jedi Council; Crix Sunburris, Jedi Ace starfighter pilot; Restelly Quist, Jedi Chief Librarian; Skarch Vaunk, Jedi Battlemaster and lightsaber expert; Bowspritz, Jedi Biologist and expert on the Living Force; Sabla-Mandibu, Jedi Seer and Holocron expert; Morrit Ch'gally, Jedi Recruiter; Gal-Stod Slagistrough, Jedi leader of the Agricultural Corps. Jedi who added personal commentary: Yoda, Thame Cerulian, Count Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Darth Sidious, and Luke Skywalker. Removable features: A letter tracing the book's history, a severed Padawan braid, a metal Jedi Credit medallion, a Jedi starfighter patch, a burned poster of the Jedi Code, a map of the Jedi Temple, a lightsaber diagram sketched on the back of a napkin from Dex's Diner, and a note on the missing pages torn from the book by a Sith.

Book of Sith Secrets from the Dark Side The black-and-red pyramid-shaped Sith case appears innocuous. But with the touch of a button, the door of the case lifts, accompanied by lights and Star Wars sound effects. The secrets within are revealed—the Book of Sith slides into view. The Sith have existed in the galaxy for centuries, lurking, waiting for their chance to seize control. As various Sith Lords emerged and rose to power, they recorded their thoughts, exploits, and plots for Sith control of the galaxy. When they fell, their knowledge vanished with them forever. Or so it seemed. . . . Over the years, these writings were passed among numerous Sith and Jedi, who added their comments to the pages. In his quest for domination, Darth Sidious tracked down what remained of five pivotal Sith texts written by his most powerful predecessors. Then, drawing on the knowledge within the compiled pages, he wrote a sixth text—his own manifesto. Together, these documents, along with several collected objects associated with them, shed light on the philosophy, achievements, and failures of the Sith Order. For years, this collection remained hidden, existing as legend only. But now all who are tempted may unlock the Book of Sith and delve into the dark side. . . . Recovered dark side texts: A chronicle by Sorzus Syn of her encounters with Sith Purebloods, explorations in alchemy, and the foundations of the Sith Order. A war journal kept by Darth Malgus during the Great Galactic War, describing methods of war and the campaigns of the Sith army. A source book by Darth Bane that details the idea and the philosophy behind the Rule of Two as well as the training required for a Sith. An instructional manual by Mother Talzin exploring the Nightsisters's use of the dark side and their role as dark side mercenaries in the galaxy. A scientific journal by Darth Plagueis with notes about his experimentation with and manipulation of the Force. Darth Sidious's manifesto about the philosophy and political manipulation that marked his rise to power and established his Empire. Those who added their comments: Darth Sidious, Darth Vader, Asajj Ventress, Yoda, Mace Windu, Quinlan Vos, and Luke Skywalker Removable features: A scrap of a Sith burial shroud, a battle map from the Great Galactic War, a Sith lightsaber crystal, a Nightsister talisman, a diagram detailing Palpatine’s political strategies during the Clone Wars, and a propaganda poster for the Galactic Empire

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High Adventure Cliffhangers: Buck Rogers

Y aqui otro juego de rol, en teoria para un maximo de cinco jugadores, creado por TSR alla por 1993, y basado tambien en la ambientacion que se pueden encontrar en las tiras de comic de Buck Rogers, y a diferencia del anterior juego de rol, mucho mas fiel a las mismas, olvidandonos del rollo espacial, e incluyendo una guerra interracial y muchos biplanos. Este juego incluso tuvo una expansion, que todavia no he localizado...

Es curioso recordar que este juego lo tuve en mis manos, y no lo compre porque no me llamo lo suficiente para ello, cuando la unica tienda de mi ciudad que traia juegos de rol, en algun arranque de locura, empezo a traer juegos de rol en ingles, que curiosamente no le sonaba a nadie de por aqui, como por ejemplo, esta caja o el Chill...